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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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Chavez Dreamed of Playing in Yankee Stadium

Venezuelan talks of favorite American things, rips 'assassin' Bush

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(Newser) – Hugo Chavez is fond of Americans and their culture even if their last president did try to have him killed, he told Larry King yesterday. The usually pugnacious Venezuelan president said he used to dream of playing baseball in Yankee Stadium and is a big fan of Walt Whitman and actor Charles Bronson. He finds his New York security detail "very gracious, very efficient, very kind." His affection does not extend to former President Bush, however, who he said ordered his assassination during a short-lived 2002 coup.

"The Bush government toppled me," Chavez said. "They asked for my assassination." Chavez  spoke of his strong Christian faith and his fears the US might still try to force him from power. "I'm a man with many defects," he conceded, but added later: I'm a Christian. I want the world of justice and equality."

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a news conference after addressing the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters yesterday.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a news conference after addressing the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters yesterday.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez addresses the 64th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters yesterday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez addresses the 64th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters yesterday.   (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
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Most governments in the United States in a hundred years have not respected the peoples of Latin America. They have sponsored coup d'etats, assassinations. It's enough. We want to be brothers and sisters.
- Hugo Chavez

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Reader60610265
Sep 25, 09 8:34 AM CDT
Bull , he's just mad because he didn't get to play baseball in the U.S Reply
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dontlikeyou
Sep 25, 09 9:32 AM CDT
Maybe his friend obama can help him to achieve his dream one day--- if they get a chance in between trading books about their socialist dreams.
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Fondue
Sep 25, 09 8:35 AM CDT
Who cares. Reply
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thejoint00
Sep 25, 09 9:55 AM CDT
yea I bet Bush did call for his assaasination. The people of Venezuela would have been better off. Reply
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dontlikeyou
Sep 25, 09 10:15 AM CDT
GW Bush didn't have the balls to do that. He was too worried about changing the tone in washington. We all see how well that worked out for him. (eye roll)
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